Why can't the Minnesota Twins hit lefties? As a new season begins, a familiar problem persists
During the “Bomba Squad” season of 2019, the Minnesota Twins’ lineup led the majors with an .872 OPS versus left-handed pitchers, including the most home runs against lefties (95) by any team in MLB history and the highest slugging percentage off lefties (.521) in American League history.It was an offense built to punish southpaws, featuring right-handed power hitters Nelson Cruz, Byron Buxton, Miguel Sanó, Mitch Garver, Jonathan Schoop and C.J. Cron, each of whom slugged over .550 with an OPS above .900 versus lefties.And then the Twins’ lineup just stopped hitting left-handers.Advertisementالمصدر: The Athletic | Source: The Athletic
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